Forum: Automotive Projects
03-30-2018, 12:55 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-02-2018, 08:42 AM
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I don't really know what happened to it. At one...
I don't really know what happened to it. At one point another shop reached out to me with questions / concerns about the customer and asked if I dealt with the same situations.....and I did to 100%...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-01-2018, 06:42 PM
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Wow! I was very shocked to browse the forums...
Wow! I was very shocked to browse the forums this evening to see I was named MSOTM! Such an amazing recognition and honor with all the talented craftsmen on this forum! I’m especially humbled...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-15-2018, 01:19 PM
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Thank you very much! We have pretty decent...
Thank you very much! We have pretty decent weather as far as humidity. Hard to say “decent” when we’ve had weeks of below 0 temps down to -20 F. for days on end recently. Obviously in the winter...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-14-2018, 09:12 AM
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That is just regular sheet type styro-foam...
That is just regular sheet type styro-foam insulation. Not the easiest to sculpt, but it can work. If you grind on it it wants to “melt” and harden, if you sand on it sometimes it wants to “peel”...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-13-2018, 01:01 PM
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Attached are a couple pictures of a "mock up"...
Attached are a couple pictures of a "mock up" boxside that I carved out of foam in hopes of what I envisioned to do (this was at the start of the project) I always felt the original stepside box and...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-11-2018, 09:51 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-09-2018, 08:34 PM
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Chassis plumbing
This will be a fairly long post with a pile of pictures focusing on mainly the "plumbing" of the chassis: Brake lines, fuel line, air lines, emergency brake cables, air system components, etc.\
I...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-09-2018, 08:19 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-08-2018, 09:00 PM
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Rear suspension
I designed and drew up numerous brackets and had them laser cut out.
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Here is a close up of one of the engine mount brackets installed.
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Here is the triangulated 4-link air-ride...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-08-2018, 08:31 PM
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Master cylinder / booster mount
That's for sure, and with each project you learn more to incorporate into the next build!
This post will show how I designed a bracket for the master cylinder & booster.
I wanted the actual...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-07-2018, 05:46 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-07-2018, 05:15 PM
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Rear frame
I leveled and squared up the chassis on the frame table. Once everything was perfect I attached it with clamps so I knew it wouldn't move while I was modifying it.
The rear kick-up that was...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-07-2018, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 76
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Chassis
My posts will now jump back to the start of the entire project.....the chassis.
The chassis had already been changed by someone else before it came to me. Mainly they installed an aftermarket...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-06-2018, 02:53 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-05-2018, 09:40 PM
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Cowl to door jamb
Nothing too serious here, but thought I'd show how I had to change the cowl sides in order to blend nicer into the door jambs I made earlier.
I had cut a fair amount out of the cowl side earlier...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-05-2018, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 76
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Radiator / grille opening
Sorry, but I'm going to jump back in time out of sequence from the previous posts. This post will focus on the radiator support and fabricating the front grille opening to blend into the radiator...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-05-2018, 02:29 PM
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Custom grille
Now that the majority of the body was "dialed in" I moved on to creating and updating the styling of the grille opening. I wanted to retain some of the original character, but knew the original...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-05-2018, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,466
Ok, I was curious about that. Since this is a...
Ok, I was curious about that. Since this is a metal shaping forum, I wasn't sure if that was the only thing the posts should focus on for the most part.
I've only got a couple more posts /...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-04-2018, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 76
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Finishing lower door skin
Looking back I'm amazed I don't have any pictures of fabricating and shaping the exterior door skins from the windows down?!?! This was obviously a fairly involved process, and as well documented as...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-04-2018, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,466
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-04-2018, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,466
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-03-2018, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 76
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Start of roof repair
Thank you, I appreciate the comments.
Next up is the roof! The roof was pretty cut and spliced up from the previous chop attempt. The transitions from the roof to the edges front and back as...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-03-2018, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,466
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-03-2018, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 31,466
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